Telavi Municipality

Telavi is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Kakheti. Its administrative centre is Telavi. Telavi is an important transportation hub, industrial, agricultural (winemaking) and cultural center of Eastern Georgia. History Until 1917, the territory of the municipality was included in the Telavi Mazra of the Tbilisi province, and from 1930 it was formed as a separate district. It has been called a municipality since 2006, and the city of Telavi has been separated from the municipality since 2014. In 2017, the city of Telavi was deprived of the status of a self-governing city, joined the self-governing community and the Telavi municipality was created. Administrative divisions and population Telavi Municipality consists of 27 administrative units and 30 settlements. According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the population of Telavi Municipality as of 1 January 2021, is 55.1 thousand people. 19.8 thousand people live in urban areas and 35.4 thousand people in rural areas. Administrative unit of Old Telavi (part of Telavi); Administrative unit of Central Telavi (part of Telavi); Administrative unit of West Telavi (part of Telavi); Administrative unit of Alazani-Caucasus (part of Telavi); Administrative unit of East Telavi (part of Telavi); Administrative unit of Akura; Administrative unit of Artana; Administrative unit of Busheti; Administrative unit of Gulgula; Administrative unit of Ikalto; Administrative unit of Karajala; Administrative unit of Kisiskhevi; Administrative unit of Kondoli; Administrative unit of Kurdghelauri; Administrative unit of Kvemo Khodasheni; Administrative unit of Lalisquri; Administrative unit of Lapanquri; Administrative unit of Napareuli; Administrative unit of Nasamkhrali; Administrative unit of Pshaveli (including Lechuri); Administrative unit of Ruispiri (including Akhateli); Administrative unit of Saniore (including Jughaani); Administrative unit of Shalauri; Administrative unit of Tetritsklebi (including Kobadze, Nadikvari, Serodani, Pantiani); Administrative unit of Tsinandali; Administrative unit of ; Administrative unit of Vardisubani.